Update app.py

app.py

@@ -14,22 +14,30 @@ Job Description:
 The letter should be concise, engaging, and show why the candidate is a good fit.
 """
 
-    # Send request to DeepSeek via PiAPI
-    response = requests.post(
-        "https://piapi.ai/api/deepseek",
-        headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
-        json={
-            "prompt": prompt,
-            "system": "You are a helpful assistant.",
-            "temperature": 0.8
-        }
-    )
-
     try:
-        data = response.json()
-        return data.get("response", "⚠️ No response received from DeepSeek.")
-    except Exception as e:
-        return f"❌ Error: {str(e)}"
+        response = requests.post(
+            "https://piapi.ai/api/deepseek",
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            json={
+                "prompt": prompt,
+                "system": "You are a helpful assistant.",
+                "temperature": 0.8
+            },
+            timeout=20  # prevent hanging
+        )
+
+        # Check if the response body is valid JSON
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            try:
+                data = response.json()
+                return data.get("response", "⚠️ API responded but didn't return any text.")
+            except Exception as e:
+                return f"❌ JSON decode failed — maybe HTML or empty: {str(e)}\nRaw response:\n{response.text}"
+        else:
+            return f"❌ API returned error code {response.status_code}:\n{response.text}"
+
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        return f"❌ Request failed:\n{str(e)}"
 
 # Gradio UI
 gr.Interface(